First Grade

Meet Mrs. Bainbridge

Kellie Bainbridge, a native of Clear Creek, has been a teacher for fifteen years and taught in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade.  A graduate of Humboldt State University, Mrs. Bainbridge became a teacher because she wanted to make the world a better place.

Mrs. Bainbridge loves teaching kindergarten because the students are excited about everything! She enjoys singing and reading to her class.  Mrs. Bainbridge’s favorites include Just Right and Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.  Mrs. Bainbridge also loves that CES students are humble, caring, and sincere.  

In her free time, Mrs. Bainbridge loves hiking, biking, running and gardening. In 2010,  Mrs. Bainbridge founded the school garden at CES for the students and community.   

Mrs. Bainbridge has also had many unique travel experiences in her life including skiing with piranhas in Brazil, living in a cave in Spain, and riding a camel in the Gobi desert of Mongolia.